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She weaved ower his brow^the white lilie,
Wi' witch-knots mae than nine ;
" Gif ye were seven times bridegroom ower,
This nicht ye shall be mine."
O twice he turned his sinking head,
And twice he lifted his ee ;
O twice he socht to lift the links
Were knotted ower his bree.
" Arise, sweet knicht ; your young bride waits,
And doubts her ale will some ;
And wistlie looks at the lilie-white sheets,
Doun- spread in ladie-bouir."
And she has prinned* the broidered silk
About her white hause bane ;
Her princely petticoat is on,
Wi' gowd can stand its lane.
He faintlie, slowlie turned his cheek,
And faintlie lift his ee ;
And he strave to lowse the witching bands
Abune his burning bree.
Then took she up his green mantle,
Of lowing gowd the hem ;
Then took she up his silken cap,
Rich wi' a siller stem ;
And she threw them wi' her lilie hand
Amang the white sea-faem.
She took the bride-ring frae his finger.
And threw it in the sea ;
" That hand shall mense nae other ring
But wi' the will o' me."
* Pinned.
She weaved ower his brow^the white lilie,
Wi' witch-knots mae than nine ;
" Gif ye were seven times bridegroom ower,
This nicht ye shall be mine."
O twice he turned his sinking head,
And twice he lifted his ee ;
O twice he socht to lift the links
Were knotted ower his bree.
" Arise, sweet knicht ; your young bride waits,
And doubts her ale will some ;
And wistlie looks at the lilie-white sheets,
Doun- spread in ladie-bouir."
And she has prinned* the broidered silk
About her white hause bane ;
Her princely petticoat is on,
Wi' gowd can stand its lane.
He faintlie, slowlie turned his cheek,
And faintlie lift his ee ;
And he strave to lowse the witching bands
Abune his burning bree.
Then took she up his green mantle,
Of lowing gowd the hem ;
Then took she up his silken cap,
Rich wi' a siller stem ;
And she threw them wi' her lilie hand
Amang the white sea-faem.
She took the bride-ring frae his finger.
And threw it in the sea ;
" That hand shall mense nae other ring
But wi' the will o' me."
* Pinned.
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Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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